diff --git a/recipes/django/recipe.sh b/recipes/django/recipe.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+VERSION_django=${VERSION_django:-1.6.1}
+DEPS_django=(sqlite3)
+URL_django=https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/D/Django/Django-$VERSION_django.tar.gz
+MD5_django=3ea7a00ea9e7a014e8a4067dd6466a1b
+BUILD_django=$BUILD_PATH/django/$(get_directory $URL_django)
+RECIPE_django=$RECIPES_PATH/django
+
+function prebuild_django() {
+	true
+}
+
+function shouldbuild_django() {
+	if [ -d "$SITEPACKAGES_PATH/django" ]; then
+		DO_BUILD=0
+	fi
+}
+
+function build_django() {
+	cd $BUILD_django
+	push_arm
+	try $HOSTPYTHON setup.py install
+	pop_arm
+}
+
+function postbuild_django() {
+	# ensure the blacklist doesn't contain wsgiref or unittest
+	$SED '/unittest/d' $BUILD_PATH/blacklist.txt
+	$SED '/wsgiref/d' $BUILD_PATH/blacklist.txt
+}